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MotoGP™ eSport Championship

Critically-acclaimed and ever growing, the seventh season of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship is going to be even bigger and better than ever before.

As ever, gamers can compete on Sony PlayStation®, Xbox and PC platforms in a Pro Draft selection based in 3 Online Challenges. The players who have more points after the last challenge will be classified for the Draft Selection. In total will be will be classified 22 gamers (15 from EU and 7 from the Rest of the World)

The 11 gamers selected for the MotoGP™ Teams will fight in the Global Series, a 4 Sprint and 8 Race championship held across 4 different Rounds.

In the Global Series, action changes to a hybrid model as gamers will compete in 4 Rounds. Rounds one, two and three will be virtual, and the last one will take place at the Ubeat Live Festival in Barcelona.

HERE ARE THE STEPS TO FOLLOW:

Authentication process

Before participating in any of the qualifying events, you must be enrolled to compete in the MotoGP™ eSports Championship. To start your journey to the top, login with your esport.motogp.com account or register a new one and be sure to accept the 2023 Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Terms of Participation.

The Championship format

The Championship is comprised of two main phases; Pro Draft and Global Series. The MotoGP™ eSport Pro Draft is the Official Selection Phase and will consist in 3 Online Challenges played on MotoGP23 and based on a time trial format. The Global Series is the final stage of the 2023 MotoGP™ eSport Championship and comprises 4 Rounds of competition.

Please check the Calendar section at esport.motogp.com to discover when the events are available during the season and don’t miss out!

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Onsite Competition

GLOBAL SERIES

The Global Series is the final stage of the 2023 MotoGP™ eSport Championship and comprises 4 Rounds of competition which will take place in different venues.

The first three rounds of the season will be held virtually while the season finale will take place at the Ubeat Festival Live in Barcelona where the competitors will have to master the last races of the season to clinch the crown. What’s more, it’s double points for a finale with a bang.

The Global Series will determine the ultimate winners of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship and you can follow all the action on selected TV Broadcasters and MotoGP™ & MotoGP™ eSport Digital Channels.

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Online Competition

PRO DRAFT

The 2023 Pro Draft will consist in 3 Online Challenges which will be disputed in time attack mode on a particular track, MotoGP™ rider, bike and without any opponents. Platforms used will be Sony PlayStation®, Xbox and PC.

On each Challenge, the gamers will be distributed by platform in 2 different Standings; 1 for Europe and 1 for the Rest of the World.

Top 15 gamers per platform and World Region (Europe, Rest of the World) will be awarded by points depending on their finishing positions using the official MotoGP™ scoring system.

The players who have more points after Challenge 3 will be classified for the Draft Selection. In total will be a Draft Pool of 22 gamers (15 from EU and 7 from the Rest of the World coming from the Online Challenges selection phase plus the 2022 Rising Stars Series World Champion).

Each MotoGP™ Team must pick 1 MotoGP™ eSport Official Rider from the Draft Pool during Draft Pick window.

Before that date and in case that a MotoGP™ Team does not select any gamer, at the end of the Draft Pick time window, DORNA will assign one gamer to the relevant MotoGP™ Team depending upon their finishing positions.

The Reserve Riders will only be able to compete in the Global Series in case of an Official MotoGP™ eSport Rider ceases to participate in the Global Series for reasons including but not limited to withdrawal, disqualification or medical issues.

Other information

For a more detailed information please check the following Terms of participation

Terms of participation